I wish it had as much power as a crf250 ofcourse look at the awesomeness. Dohc 4 valves in that single cylinder 249cc unlike the missleading rebel being 233, pgfi liquid cooled.. The cmx250c is a great reliable motor but after all of these decades it would be nice if honda modified the cmx250 a lil more. Also the gears are really close together i should be having to switch to 5th untill atleast 55 mph but i guess this motors low torque and hp motor couldnt move well with farther gearing or maybe honda thought the average maximum weight would be around a 200 lbs rider. Some one 135 lbs like me hell the rebel doesnt even know im on it if it had farther gears or even a 6th gear it would have no problem gettin me highway speed i just hade having to go almost wide open just to get to 65 70 mph but i guess ill live untill i can get enough money for a harley ^^ even with its fault the rebel is an awesome lil b7ke and i love it

Sounds like you are shifting TOO soon. Look at the speedo...it shows you can hold 3rd gear all the way up to 55mph. I weigh about 50lbs more than you, same bike, about the same mileage...I get up to speed easily.

Sounds like you are shifting TOO soon. Look at the speedo...it shows you can hold 3rd gear all the way up to 55mph. I weigh about 50lbs more than you, same bike, about the same mileage...I get up to speed easily.

i get up to speed very quickly too. im just saying that the cmx250 compared to the crf250 honda really could give this motor some more power with the more modern tech. i guess its all the best though from what ive heard this is a very reliable motor and always has been hence the lack of changes to it. the whole "why fix what aint broke" type thing but it would be nice to have the power of some of the more modern 250's might raise the rebels price by 3k though

i get up to speed very quickly too. im just saying that the cmx250 compared to the crf250 honda really could give this motor some more power with the more modern tech. i guess its all the best though from what ive heard this is a very reliable motor and always has been hence the lack of changes to it. the whole "why fix what aint broke" type thing but it would be nice to have the power of some of the more modern 250's might raise the rebels price by 3k though

I spent the first two years of ownership wishing the bike was more powerfull. I tried several things to improve performance before learning that it was impossible. I also learned that this bike probably saved me from a few accidents because it was not over powered. Now I am cruising the back roads of Virginia Mountains, where the turns and hills seldom allows speeds exceeding 55 mph. The Honda Rebel motorcycle handles like a dream and takes everything I through at it including the gravel roads. It is my light cruiser and it fills the bill perfectly. I also get plenty of compliments and people are always surprised when they learn that it is only 250cc and over 30 years old (I have the 1985 model).

"Ride Safe, Chop Safer" Motorcycles are not unsafe. However; they are extremely unforgiving of inattention, incompetence, ignorance, and stupidity.Dismantling, sawzalling, and rattle canning does not make a bobber.
Those are STEPS toward customizing, not customizing unto itself.

My Rebel 450 is an awesome bike...but...
cramped riding position makes long haul tiresome
the lack of an oil cooler makes spirited riding in hot weather risky
lack of power, a CB450T has the same engine and 20% more power!?

other than those niggles I love my bike

Will

I hate it when the voices in my head go silent, I never know what they're up to!

I restored it for urban crusing but alas ended up in the high desert. It is killer for city driving a pain in the butt up here with seemingly never ending winds, up to 50mph gusts. No curves cept my driveway